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What was the cause for the Chernobyl disaster?

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Excessive cooling of nuclear reactor

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Leakage in pipelines of reactor

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Meltdown of nuclear reactor

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Earthquake

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The correct option is C Meltdown of nuclear reactor
The Chernobyl disaster occured due to a meltdown in the reactor. A meltdown takes place when the cooling system of the reactor fails and the radioactive core unit heats up to their melting point.

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